SA still searching for elite black African batsman
Another domestic four-day campaign ended with little sign of the Proteas’ next black African batsman emerging. The system is broken and needs a reset, writes RYAN VREDE.
Another domestic four-day campaign ended with little sign of the Proteas’ next black African batsman emerging. The system is broken and needs a reset, writes RYAN VREDE.
A Test-deprived calendar robs the Proteas of the opportunity to build an identity in ways England have, writes RYAN VREDE.
The tour that should never have been, ended with a clutch of harsh realisations for the Proteas and the selectors, writes RYAN VREDE.
The quality of the Proteas’ showing against New Zealand has exposed the quality of our domestic cricket, writes RYAN VREDE.
The Newlands wicket exposed many Proteas batsmen as lacking adequate technique and temperament for a dogfight. This is Test cricket. It’s meant to be hard, writes RYAN VREDE.
Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad was rewarded for an investment in new blood. But discarding Dean Elgar represents a huge risk, writes RYAN VREDE.
The ODI series against a third-string India side yielded few positives for the Proteas. RYAN VREDE analyses the five key takeaways.
In coming for me, Enoch Nkwe has tried to defend the indefensible. He has embraced mediocrity, and his teams will be defined by it in big tournaments, writes RYAN VREDE.
The Proteas’ leadership core has brushed off their World Cup exit as a brave effort. They are making the same error as their predecessors, and more mediocrity awaits, writes RYAN VREDE.
Failures of leadership, a lack of temperament, technical and tactical ineptitude. It was the same old South African World Cup story, unfolding under the watch of an incompetent captain, Temba Bavuma, writes RYAN VREDE.
The Proteas’ World Cup semi-final against Australia could be shaped by these four defining areas, writes RYAN VREDE.
Another World Cup, another struggle for Temba Bavuma. No cricket argument can be mounted in his defence, writes RYAN VREDE.
A semi-final place beckons for the Proteas but their penultimate league match against India will expose just how close or far they are from breaking their World Cup curse, writes RYAN VREDE.
Three matches in a week will reveal whether the Proteas are serious contenders for the World Cup, or if their early form was yet another false dawn, writes RYAN VREDE.
Reeza Hendricks’ showing against England compounded Temba Bavuma’s struggle for runs. The selectors have a big decision to make, writes RYAN VREDE.